Veneered/Marquetry Stair RisersCreated by Paul J.Veneer: VariousComments: It occurred to me that stair risers are actually a good place to put art. Once I had 3 risers completed, I glued them to the HDF substrates with veneer glue, shoved them in my vacuum bag, and pulled a vacuum for about two hours. After they dried for a couple of days, I coated them with the clear high gloss floor finish that I had bought for the stair treads. The risers depict the 12 Chinese zodiac symbols (year of the rat, year of the dragon, etc.) plus "earth, water, fire, wind." It's pretty rudimentary inlay work (with a small amount of wood burning) vacuum pressed onto 1/4" HDF, coated in a flooring clear coat. All the inlay cuts were made by hand with some version of a razor knife.

Veneered Coffee Table & End TableCreated by Dennis EaganVeneer: Paper-Backed Flat Cut Cherry, Plank-MatchedComments: When I first started veneering I had no idea just how much fun it could be. The pictures your customers send in are amazing and have inspired me to no end. The coolest thing I recently used was veneer with PSA backing. This stuff is awesome! I used it on a couple of tables I made for our living room.

Veneered DresserCreated by Ray FranksVeneer: Walnut CrotchComments: First time with commercial veneer and using the vacuum bag and venturi vacuum setup. All of which I got from you along with the Ultra CAT glue and some good advice. Worked out great. Looking forward to using my new skills on new projects.

Custom Veneered BicycleCreated by Craig FunkVeneer: Curly English Sycamore, Macassar Ebony, Poplar, MapleComments: Wood is a great material to use for bicycle construction because it absorbs vibration and shock and adds an element of beauty you can't get from other materials. West epoxy was the only adhesive used so that the bike is water proof. The tubes of this frame are made from laminated sheets of aircraft birch plywood cured in a shop-built autoclave. The veneers and molded composite joints cured in a shop-built vacuum press (Joe's design). Frame was clear coated with epoxy and spar varnish for UV protection. This is a functional, lightweight bike with the frame weighing only about 4lbs.

Replica R.M.S. Queen Mary NightstandsCreated by Denis MurrinVeneer: Curly Walnut, Bird's Eye Maple, Walnut BurlComments: This is a pair of nightstands that are replicas of the ones used in the first class cabins on board the R.M.S. Queen Mary. The original Art-Deco furnishings from the 1930's can still be found on the ship in Long Beach, CA where it is used today as a hotel.

Veneered BicycleCreated by Craig FunkVeneer: Fumed EtimoeComments: The project was a success, and the bike is ride-able! In fact, the bike only weighs 20lbs. The frame is constructed of aircraft birch, carbon fiber and etimoe veneer, with a curly Sycamore badge on front. The vacuum setup was built from parts purchased from VeneerSupplies.com. The bike is one of a kind and gets lots of positive comments.

TARDIS Jewelry CabinetCreated by Gary Dorr of TARDIScabinets.comVeneer: East Indian Rosewood and Karalien Birch Burl

Veneer LightsCreated by Robert KealVeneer: Various

Veneered Artisan ClockCreated by Lou NackmanVeneer: Eucalyptus Burl

Veneered Humidor and CabinetCreated by Jim FranzVeneer: Bubinga and othersComments: These photos are of the two projects that I entered in the San Diego Fair Design in Wood Competition. Each one won "Honorable Mention" and both were made using veneer I purchased from VeneerSupplies.com and the vacuum press system constructed from components purchased from here as well. The bubinga was four-way book matched before being applied to the drawers. The humidor lid is about 170 pieces of veneer made into a panel then glued to MDF using the vacuum press.

Veneered Boat Sculpture and Door PanelsCreated by David WoodVeneers: Birds Eye Maple, Olive Ash Burl, Quilted Maple and Curly MapleComments: This is a sculpture depicting the America's Cup winner from the early 1900's known as "Reliance". This is an example of thinking outside the box in the use of veneers. The olive ash burl veneer in the sails holds it’s shape quite well after being heated and bent. The café doors utilize quilted maple, curly maple and olive ash. Overlaid on the veneer are carvings depicting a waterfront scene as viewed from the customer's deck.

Marquetry TableCreated by Dennis ZongkerVeneers: VariousComments: Here are pictures of a large cigar room art nouveau coffee table. The size is 22" high x 60" wide x 80" long. It took me a little over 1200 hours in a five month time period to design and make this piece. I wanted to thank you for your beautiful veneers and your easy access web site which makes it fun to shop for fiches of veneer.

Bathroom VanityCreated by Rob Bromley Veneer: Walnut and Walnut BurlComments: I made every piece of this myself from black maple and then veneered 1/4" ply with burl and flat sawn walnut on the inside and right side that shows. The carvings were done on my carve wright machine. Drawers are dovetailed boxwood and walnut.

Automated Jewelry BoxCreated by Brice MacartneyVeneer: Laurel burlComments: This one is fully automated in that when you lift the lid – the front drops down and two drawers swing out to the sides. When you close the lid, the wings retract and the front closes and latches automatically. I made all the hardware with the exception of the lock.

Old Style Quebec CabinetsCreated by Jean-François CôtéVeneer: Figured Spanish Cedar, Prima Vera, TeakComments: The first is an old style Quebec cabinet. The wood is solid white pine dyed and principal veneers is figured spanish cedar and prima vera. The second is a dresser cabinet from solid Quebec ash (a little brown than white ash) and the principal veneer is teak. My marquetry is based on David Roentgen's work.

Table PedestalCreated by Bryant BajemaVeneers: Figured Anigre, walnut burl, rosewood, quitled sapeleComments: This is an interlocking dining table pedestal that supports 3/4" thick tempered glass and seats eight people. My client loves squares, and the square bull's eye on top sports quilted sapele, walnut burl, lacewood, and Brazilian rosewood. Normally, they don't go together. The dyed pear string inlay is continuous and connects each side with those adjoining it. I also used copper inlay in a couple locations - twice on the top and as a border for each cubby. I also used some sand shading in a couple places. This was one of those rare projects in which the client told me to do what I wanted. The entire concept came from my brain... not sure if that is bad or good!

Entertainment CenterCreated by Lorne CarmichaelVeneer: Quilted Apa, Sapele, Ash Burl, Eucalyptus Burl, PineComments: The quilted Apa is matched with sapele and ash burl. The pillars are ABS pipe wrapped with Eucalyptus burl with some dark walnut stain. The cross pieces are just rounded pine with the same stained Eucalyptus burl.

Wave Top TablesCreated by Kenneth FoxVeneer: Olive, Enchantment Copper, LacewoodComments: Here are some photos of a table I made using some of the copper I bought from Veneer Supplies using my vacuum pump, bag and glue also bought from Veneer Supplies. The vacuum pump and bag certainly make it so much easier to get veneers glued to wavy tops like this.

Cascade DisplayCreated by Sydney DuntonVeneer: Walnut BurlComments: The piece is seven feet tall and measures about 18" square at the base. It's all marquetry with walnut and walnut burl. The piece is entitled "Cascade" because the dark burl flows down on both sides of the piece. It was shot outside in the shade but seems to have reflected blue from the background paper.

Rose TableCreated by Dennis ZongkerVeneer: Walnut Burl, Camphor Burl, Maple BurlComments:By using veneer I was able to mix up the veneers into a nice blend of colors for a natural look. I used a traditional method of marquetry. Also by shading the veneer with silica sand, to give the veneer a 3-D look. I then finished the top with clear polyurethane to bring out all the natural colors of the veneer. To add carvings to this piece of furniture I hand carved eagle wings, the lion's face and violin scrolls.

Blanket ChestCreated by Geoff WebsterVeneer: Quilted ApaComments: This is a chest built from a plan by Wood Magazine called the Heirloom Blanket Chest. The plan called for cherry panels, but I couldn't resist trying out the Apa (Mahogany on the reverse).

End TablesCreated by David BohnhoffVeneer: Zebrawood

Drum SetCreated by Richard EesleyVeneer: BirchComments: I veneered my 1965 Slingerland drum set with birch veneer from VeneerSupplies.com. They used to be a horrible purple sparkle. They came out perfect, I couldn’t be happier.

Veneered BoxCreated by Lorne CarmichaelVeneers: Quilted Maple, Madrone BurlComments: Here are some pictures of my latest project. It's a box that was commissioned (my first!) as a gift for the artistic director of a community choir where I sing. It is the choir's tenth anniversary, and the board of directors invited all the members to write or record their thoughts and messages about the last ten years so that we could give them to the director. I was asked to make a box to hold them all.

Jewelry BoxCreated by Bill WykoVeneer: Maple Burl

Jewelry BoxesCreated by Brice MacartneyVeneer: Walnut BurlCustomer Comments: I use the cold press method and lots of cauls and clamps. Seems to have worked fine. I looked into a vacuum press but decided I could simply utilize my clamps (and your glue)and improvise. Now armed with some early success, I may try something more ambitious.

Coffee TableCreated by Lorne CarmichaelVeneers: Sapele, Madrone, Walnut and SatinwoodComments: This was an old Duncan Phyfe style coffee table that was not even worth refinishing. Looks a lot better now!

Tables and Stationary BoxCreated by Ken ReaneyVeneer: Camphor Burl, Redwood BurlComments: The tables are all made from solid cherry with a dark nut brown stain. The centers are camphor burl trimmed with basswood. I had six sheets in the lot, so two went to the end tables and I did a quad match on the coffee table. The stationary box is redwood burl, book matched on all sides with a quad match on top. The opener itself, the handle and the legs are bloodwood. The trims again are basswood and black veneer.